Advocating on behalf of the organization, including workplace presentations

Governance:

United Ways exist across the nation, but each United Way is autonomous; they are managed, governed, and maintained as their own business by their own volunteers. UWSCC is governed by an Executive Committee and Board of Directors. It is a corporation as defined in Michigan Non-Profit Corporation Act, 162 of 1982, and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) organization.

UWSCC is a volunteer organization dedicated to providing essential health and human services to the residents of the community. It is driven by an annual Campaign which mobilizes community volunteers to actively solicit funds. The Campaign is coordinated by an appointed Campaign Chair and supported by a small professional staff.

The members, officers, directors, committee members, employees, and persons served by this corporation shall be selected entirely on a nondiscriminatory basis with respect to age, sex, race, religious affiliation, and national origin.

All funds donated to UWSCC are directed through an all-volunteer Board of Directors and fund distribution committee (Citizens Review Committee). UWSCC maintains an audit trail; contracting independent accounting firms to maintain the integrity of the organization through an overall annual audit of its financial statements.